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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 201.465: Sexual conduct with arrestee or detainee by law enforcement officer prohibited; penalty.

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  1. TITLE 15 — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
  2. CHAPTER 201 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS
  3. SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH PUPILS AND STUDENTS

1. Unless an act committed in violation of this section constitutes sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.366, a law enforcement officer who voluntarily engages in sexual conduct with a person who is under arrest or is currently detained by the law enforcement officer or any other law enforcement officer is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

2. The consent of a person who was under arrest or detained by any law enforcement officer to any sexual conduct with a law enforcement officer is not a defense to a prosecution for any act prohibited by this section.

3. As used in this section, “sexual conduct”:

(a) Includes acts of masturbation, sexual penetration or physical contact with another person’s clothed or unclothed genitals or pubic area to arouse, appeal to or gratify the sexual desires of a person.

(b) Does not include acts of a law enforcement officer that are performed to carry out the necessary duties of the law enforcement officer.

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